Canadian Western Bank

TSX:CWB Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$5.6b

Canadian Western Bank Valuation

Is CWB undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CWB when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
CA$59.79
Fair Value
3.2% undervalued intrinsic discount
8
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: CWB (CA$57.88) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CA$59.79)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CWB is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CWB?

Key metric: As CWB is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CWB. This is calculated by dividing CWB's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CWB's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio20.9x
EarningsCA$267.88m
Market CapCA$5.60b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CWB's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CWB vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average13.9x
EQB EQB
10.7x13.9%CA$4.2b
VBNK VersaBank
16.7x45.3%CA$646.7m
NA National Bank of Canada
12x2.2%CA$44.0b
UCB United Community Banks
16.2x14.2%US$4.0b
CWB Canadian Western Bank
20.9x14.7%CA$5.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CWB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.9x) compared to the peer average (13.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CWB's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the North American Banks Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CWB 20.9xIndustry Avg. 12.1xNo. of Companies90PE0612182430+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CWB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.9x) compared to the North American Banks industry average (12.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CWB's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CWB PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.9x
Fair PE Ratio12.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CWB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.4x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CWB forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCA$57.88
CA$60.44
+4.4%
3.3%CA$63.50CA$58.00n/a8
Jan ’26CA$58.75
CA$60.44
+2.9%
3.3%CA$63.50CA$58.00n/a8
Dec ’25CA$60.21
CA$59.56
-1.1%
8.5%CA$69.00CA$52.00n/a8
Nov ’25CA$56.89
CA$52.48
-7.8%
15.0%CA$60.30CA$32.00n/a9
Oct ’25CA$53.90
CA$52.14
-3.3%
14.6%CA$60.30CA$32.00n/a9
Sep ’25CA$51.47
CA$53.54
+4.0%
7.7%CA$60.30CA$46.00n/a8
Aug ’25CA$47.43
CA$51.60
+8.8%
4.9%CA$55.80CA$46.00n/a8
Jul ’25CA$43.38
CA$51.60
+18.9%
4.9%CA$55.80CA$46.00n/a8
Jun ’25CA$25.33
CA$32.80
+29.5%
8.9%CA$37.00CA$28.00n/a10
May ’25CA$27.00
CA$34.10
+26.3%
6.9%CA$37.00CA$29.00n/a10
Apr ’25CA$27.79
CA$34.10
+22.7%
6.9%CA$37.00CA$29.00n/a10
Mar ’25CA$28.46
CA$34.50
+21.2%
6.9%CA$37.00CA$29.00n/a10
Feb ’25CA$29.54
CA$34.60
+17.1%
5.7%CA$37.00CA$32.00CA$57.8810
Jan ’25CA$30.87
CA$34.45
+11.6%
5.4%CA$37.00CA$32.00CA$58.7511
Dec ’24CA$30.42
CA$32.55
+7.0%
5.5%CA$35.00CA$29.00CA$60.2111
Nov ’24CA$27.60
CA$32.91
+19.2%
4.9%CA$35.00CA$29.00CA$56.8911
Oct ’24CA$28.14
CA$32.91
+16.9%
4.9%CA$35.00CA$29.00CA$53.9011
Sep ’24CA$29.30
CA$30.46
+4.0%
10.1%CA$35.00CA$26.00CA$51.4713
Aug ’24CA$26.18
CA$28.92
+10.5%
10.4%CA$35.00CA$25.00CA$47.4313
Jul ’24CA$24.72
CA$28.92
+17.0%
10.4%CA$35.00CA$25.00CA$43.3813
Jun ’24CA$24.76
CA$28.92
+16.8%
10.4%CA$35.00CA$25.00CA$25.3313
May ’24CA$24.35
CA$30.85
+26.7%
8.7%CA$35.00CA$28.00CA$27.0013
Apr ’24CA$24.76
CA$30.85
+24.6%
8.7%CA$35.00CA$28.00CA$27.7913
Mar ’24CA$27.83
CA$31.69
+13.9%
8.2%CA$36.00CA$28.00CA$28.4613
Feb ’24CA$28.15
CA$30.31
+7.7%
10.5%CA$36.00CA$26.00CA$29.5413
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 8 Analysts
CA$60.44
Fair Value
4.2% undervalued intrinsic discount
8
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/02 09:19
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/31 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/10/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Canadian Western Bank is covered by 24 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John AikenBarclays
Joseph NgBarclays
Sohrab MovahediBMO Capital Markets Equity Research